Wedding My Ex’s Uncle

Chapter 25

Chapter 25 The best news

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Kaia’s eyes turned cold. “Joanne, that’s not okay. Once the ceremony’s done, won’t everyone think I’m already married? Is it fair to a girl’s name?”

Joanne said nothing.

“You have five days. That’s the most I can do. Figure out how to tell Sir Graves. If not, I won’t show up to that wedding either.”

Kaia stood up. “I’ve got things to do. Tell Sir Graves I’ve gone.”

That was her final grace–dignified, but firm.

Alden came down empty–handed, annoyed. Seeing Joanne alone at the table, he frowned.

“Where is she?” he asked.

Joanne shot him a glare. “Your fiancée just walked out on you. Happy now?”

Kaia drove herself today, just in case she needed to make a quick getaway if things got awkward.

But the moment she left Graves Manor, it hit her that she had completely forgotten to ask Lucien about the contract.

Shortcuts or not, she just wanted her company to have a real

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chance.

She pulled to the side of the road and grabbed her phone, clicking on the contact marked with a little galaxy.

[Mr. Graves, are you staying at the manor tonight?]

She thought it’d take a while for him to reply. But to her surprise, he texted back almost instantly.

[What? Want me to walk you out?]

Just reading that made Kaia’s cheeks heat up.

Lucien always looked so proper and distant, but his texts had this… strange tone.

Is he teasing me?

Maybe it was just her overthinking, but something about it felt like a low–key flirt.

not even seeing

it’s not too much trouble and you’re okay

lasted forever. After a full minute,

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[Sure.]

his thumb across the screen, a faint

up lazily. “Dad, Zane, I’ve got something to

and Zane turned,

say

feed my rabbit. Gotta head home and

off, leaving the two

“Since when does he have a

Zane shrugged. “Beats me.

more often.

weird gap between him and his youngest son. He couldn’t put his

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the curb, softly humming

waved

right in front

Graves!” she called, voice bright. She was clearly glad

Lucien chuckled silently.

for her ducking him earlier, and

face stayed cool as he rolled down the window and motioned for her to get

that

Graves Manor, and hanging out on the sidewalk would’ve

all amused. “So… you were waiting for

fake smile. “Well, I just wanted to talk about that

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said

were waiting here?” his voice went

you to pull strings. I just want Jude to

cool. “Hmm. Sounds like you think someone’s

explain the whole

don’t take it

there used to be all these shady deals and connections pushing clients around.

that, Kaia lit

“Thank you, Mr. Graves!”

meant it. If he gave

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